Polypyrrole decorated cobalt carbonate hydroxide on carbon cloth for high performance flexible supercapacitor electrodes

Abstract

Polypyrrole decorated cobalt carbonate hydroxide on carbon cloth (PPy@CoCH/CC) has been synthesized by a simple and cost-effective hydrothermal method. The prepared PPy@CoCH/CC exhibits unique 3D hierarchical nanostructure, showing uniform decoration of PPy nanoparticles on CoCH nanosheets. The PPy@CoCH/CC composites exhibit enhanced electrochemical performances due to the enhanced electrical conductivity, pseudocapcitive behavior, and efficient ion transport of PPy. Specifically, The PPy@CoCH/CC composites show high specific capacitance of 1217 F.g(-1) at a current density of 1 A.g(-1) and a good cycling performance of 89% capacity retention after 8000 cycles. In addition, a symmetric supercapacitor is fabricated using the PPy@CoCH/CC composites as both positive and negative electrode. The prepared symmetric supercapacitors deliver a high energy density of 47.36 Wh.kg(-1) at a power density of 1600 W.kg (-1). (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.